Sandra H. (Swenson) Hessin, age 79, of Lott, TX went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Born Sandra Helene Swenson in Stamford, Texas on November 30, 1934, she was the daughter of the late A.M.G. "Swede" Swenson and Harriet Womack Swenson. She pursued and completed her higher education at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the University of Texas at Austin before working in Washington, D.C. for Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas. She was happiest spending time with her friends and extended family in Texas and Oklahoma and sharing her love for life on the ranch. She is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Marion Hessin, of Lott, Texas, who passed in 2003. She is survived by her three children: Robert Magnus Hessin of Fredericksburg, VA; Rudolph Marion Hessin and Harriet Gail Hessin, both of Lott, Texas. She is also survived by her sister, Hilda Gail Swenson, of Port Aransas, Texas and her brother, Andrew John Swenson II, of Victoria, Texas, as well as her four grandchildren.

Services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, February 4 at Adams Funeral Home, 129 Coleman Street, Marlin, Texas.

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Sandra H. (Swenson) Hessin, age 79, of Lott, TX went to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Born Sandra Helene Swenson in Stamford, Texas on November 30, 1934, she was the daughter of the late A.M.G. "Swede" Swenson and Harriet Womack Swenson. She pursued and completed her higher education at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the University of Texas at Austin before working in Washington, D.C. for Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas. She was happiest spending time with her friends and extended family in Texas and Oklahoma and sharing her love for life on the ranch. She is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Robert Marion Hessin, of Lott, Texas, who passed in 2003. She is survived by her three children: Robert Magnus Hessin of Fredericksburg, VA; Rudolph Marion Hessin and Harriet Gail Hessin, both of Lott, Texas. She is also survived by her sister, Hilda Gail Swenson, of Port Aransas, Texas and her brother, Andrew John Swenson II, of Victoria, Texas, as well as her four grandchildren. Services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, February 4 at Adams Funeral Home, 129 Coleman Street, Marlin, Texas. Arrangements under the direction of Adams Funeral Home, Marlin, TX.